whispers

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by BillTemple1957

by BillTemple1957

I can hear the whispers

so many all around

pushing out inside my skull

pushing me to the ground

like a thousand pounds

and a thousand pounds more

pushing against me

pushing me out the door

I can hear the whispers

out of my comfort zone

dragging me down empty streets

dragging me from my home

like a herd of wild horses

all tethered to me

racing across open fields

racing to the sea

I can hear the whispers

from the surf, rocks and sand

calling me to ocean's depth

calling me off the land

like the call of the sirens

lifting me across the waves

and far beneath the waters blue

unto my end of days